06 Feb 1927
Metropolis
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
All Souls' Eve
The wife of sculptor Roger Heath is killed by a maniac because of Roger's madly jealous admirer Olivia Larkin. To care for his home and son Peter, Roger hires Irish immigrant Nora O'Hallahan as a nursemaid whom he realizes is possessed by the soul of his departed wife.
Top Billed Cast
Mary Miles Minter Alice Heath / Nora O'Hallahan
Jack Holt Roger Heath
Carmen Phillips Olivia Larkin
Clarence Geldart Dr. Sandy McAllister (as Clarence Geldart)
Fanny Midgley Mrs. O'Hallahan
Lottie Williams Belle Emerson
Alice Knowland 
Lucien Littlefield
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